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MS. Sansk. a. 11 (R)

MSS. Sansk. a.

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A palm-leaf fragmented manuscript of unidentified tantric mantras in Nepalese script.

Ff. 3-4, an unnumbered fragment, and an empty leaf.
Unidentified fragment
Language(s): Sanskrit.

Physical Description

Form: pothī
Support: Palm-leaf.
Extent: 3 + i
Dimensions (leaf): 54 × 5 cm.
Foliation: Nepālākṣara numerals, mid-left margin, verso.

Layout

Three columns with five written lines.

Two string holes.

Hand(s)

Hooked Nepālākṣara in black ink.

Binding

Unbound. Kept in a red textile library box.

History

Origin: 13th cent.

Very probably 13th century.

Provenance and Acquisition

Bought in 1900 from A. F. R. Hoernle.

Record Sources

Description by Barbora Sojkova, based on observation of the manuscript and the following sources:
Winternitz and Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts, no. 1456, p. 265.

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript.

Bibliography

    Printed descriptions:

    Moriz Winternitz and Arthur Berriedale Keith, Catalogue of Sanskrit manuscripts in the Bodleian Library (Oxford, 1905), no. 1456, p. 265

Funding of Cataloguing

The cataloguing of this item was made possible through a benefaction from the late John P. Clay, founder and benefactor of the Clay Sanskrit Library.